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Chapter 14

"Wake up sleepyhead." whispered Andrea
Brandon stirred slightly before rolling on his back and opening his eyes, "Good morning. What time is it?" he asked rubbing the sleep out of his eyes and sitting up.

"Its almost 12. I took the girls out to the zoo."
"Why didn't you wake me earlier? I would have kept you company."

Since their return to the city the year before, Andrea had sublet her old apartment and moved in with Brandon and Caitlin. The girls had been thrilled by the news that they were sisters and were now closer than ever, as were their parents. The romance that had begun out west did not diminish once they returned to the city, it improved. Brandon found himself unable to stay away from home for too long. He loved being with his girls too much. He had been in Washington covering some political scandal for most of the week and had returned the night before. What he hadn't mentioned to Andrea was the fact he had spent a good 2 hours at DeBeers picking out an engagement ring for her. He was going to spring it on her during their date night out later.

"You got back from Washington late last night. Don't worry about it."
"Chief are you alright?"
"Yeah, I'm fine." Andrea answered although she seemed a little fidgety. "I dropped the girls off for the night, so you and I have the place to ourselves till tomorrow." She knew it was earlier than usual that she dropped them off at their friends, but it was date night for them, and she had something important she wanted to talk to Brandon about.

"Perfect. So we have all this time to kill, what do you propose we do with it?" he smirked.

"I don't know. Any ideas?"

Just as they leaned in to kiss, the bell rang and Brandon groaned as Andrea rushed to the door to get it. She swung open the door and was greeted by two familiar faces. Her eyes widened and she smiled, "BRENDA! Oh my god! What are you doing in New York? Where's-"
From behind Brenda appeared Dylan with a 2 year old boy on his shoulders. He was doing airplane sounds. "Hey Andrea." he said with a nod.

"Dylan, put Jimmy down."

Andrea's heart melted hearing the name of Brenda's adopted son. "Come in, come in." She ushered them in and called for Brandon who emerged from their room and lifted his sister in the air. Brenda squealed.

Dylan pointed and said, "B-be gentle, we've got precious cargo."
Brandon looked at his best friend in question and at his sister. He moved her away from him to look at her and she opened up her jacket to reveal what seemed to be a growing bump. "Bren, is that what I..?"
Brenda only nodded and gave a big smile. "I don't know how, but it just happened. I'm out of my first trimester."
"Unbelievable." Was all her twin could muster before pulling her into a long embrace.

"It had to be Hawaii dude. We got married overlooking the pacific and it had to be something Iris gave Brenda. I can't explain it. Neither can the doctors."
Brenda's eyes lit up as her eyes wandered the condo, "Where are the girls? We want to take them out."
"I dropped them off at their friends for the night. We try to make one night a week our date night." explained Andrea, "Its earlier than I usually take them, but-" she stopped suddenly feeling her face grow hot. Brenda grabbed Andrea's hand and walked them into the kitchen.
Once the women were in the kitchen, Andrea began to make tea, and Brenda folded her arms. "How far along are you Andrea?"
"How far along what?" asked Andrea trying to hide it, knowing all too well, Brenda saw right through her. "I'm 8 weeks along. I was at the doctors today. I took the girls to the zoo, dropped them off and went to the doctor. I was planning to tell your brother tonight. I can't believe your pregnant Brenda. Its like when we got home from the hospital last year, and you received the call about Jimmy."
"Can you believe its been a year?" asked Brenda shaking her head, "I never thought this is how it would end up."
"Its a great thing Brenda. You're married to Dylan and your pregnant."
"Speaking of marriage..."
"I don't know..we've been married already. This arrangement suits us just fine. The only difference is is that we'll have a child together plus Caitlin and Hannah."
"So your planning to tell Brandon tonight?"
"Yes."
"How about Dylan and I take the girls for the night. I'd love for Jimmy to meet his cousins and we could use the practice."

"You sure?"
"Yeah. Dylan has a meeting with his publisher on Monday. So we're here all weekend."
"Sounds like a plan." Andrea grinned, just thinking about the wonderful surprise she had in store for Brandon.

"I didn't know reporters made so much." Dylan eyed the ring and mouthed wow before handing it back to Brandon, who put it back in its hiding place. "So tonight is the tonight?"
"Yeah. Make an honest couple out of us." Brandon laughed lightly.

"You two look happy Jones. Hell, even I'm happy."
"You have a lot to be happy for. Did you guys tell my mom?"
"We're going out west next week to break the news before going to the ranch. What about you?"
"Maybe we'll do the same. The girls have days off coming up. My mom's been after us to see them."

Upon seeing Brenda, Dylan pointed out, "So let's do dinner tommorow night."
Brenda, "Dylan, we're picking up Caitlin and Hannah and their staying with us tonight. Its their date night."
Dylan learned all too fast since they found out Brenda was pregnant, to not even put up a fight and he only nodded. "We'll bring them back tomorrow."

After saying goodbye and closing the door, Brandon pulled Andrea close to him and asked, "Now where were we?" He nuzzled her neck and she giggled uncontrollably. Brenda and Dylan overheard them while waiting for the elevator. They both shook their heads.

"Well at least they aren't in the pool again." Dylan said.
"One year ago."
"Has it been a year already?" he asked quietly, a lump forming in his throat at the the thought. A year since he had lost his son. A year since the final time he saw Kelly and Steve in the Peach Pit.
Brenda felt his pain and touched his chest, "I'm sorry I brought it up."
"Its alright." gets close to Jimmy, "Isn't that right Jimmy?"

Although, she knew Dylan loved Jimmy and would love their baby. Brenda knew that somehow, a small piece of his heart would always be lost to the fact that Sammy was not his own son. At first, when she first learned about what happened at the Peach Pit, Brenda wanted to go and have a few choice words with Kelly. Luckily, due to her broken ankle, it caused her to remain at home instead. Her thoughts fled to the fact they'd be heading back out west to visit her mom and share the wonderful news of her pregnancy. She wasn't sure if they'd even bump into Kelly or Steve when they got there. But she knew for certain that Donna would be able to tell her what had happened since they left the west coast the year before.